Where does “tabu” come from?
tabu (Fijian) comes from Proto-Oceanic tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu.
tabu (Fijian): forbidden
Ancestry of “tabu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | tabu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | tambu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | tambu | — |